Vancouver Art Gallery to make deep cuts to staff, programming as revenue hits 15-year low

Saying the Vancouver Art Gallery has reached a “critical inflection point,” VAG leaders are making deep cuts to staff and programming - amounting to about 30 per cent of expenses and its work force, which will affect all areas of the gallery and all departments. The reductions are being made as attendance and revenue are at a 15-year low, and at the direction of the board to deliver a balanced budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. “Every single department is being impacted,” co-interim chief executive officer Eva Respini told The Globe and Mail in an interview. She said they will “leave no stone unturned” in the search for savings.